Thanks for those links. That Guardian article, man:
This media critique live-blogged it and was equally brutal:
Michael Jackson: He’s Turning In His Grave Now
November 6, 2009
Michael Jackson: The Live Seance
"If you were watching Sky One on Saturday night, count yourself lucky - you saw what will easily be remembered as the worst single hour of television produced in 2009...Acorah's manipulation of the vulnerable was in such bad taste that it couldn't be seen as entertainment on any discernible level."
This media critique live-blogged it and was equally brutal:
Michael Jackson: He’s Turning In His Grave Now
November 6, 2009
Michael Jackson: The Live Seance
It was carefully orchestrated, cynical, unbelievable tosh, designed to appeal to obsessive fans and advertisers...
“It’s been emotional,” droned Sarpong. No, it hadn’t. It had just been a boring, tragic, badly acted waste of an hour’s programming.